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New York OfficeThree Bryant Park, 1095 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, United States of America 10036-6797
Hayden A. Coleman is a partner in Dechert’s product liability and mass torts group where he focuses on aggregate and complex cases, including federal and state multidistrict litigation, class actions, and governmental actions. Mr. Coleman represents clients in the information technology, pharmaceutical, consumer goods, and insurance industries in matters concerning Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, product liability, public nuisance, consumer fraud, and false advertising.
Mr. Coleman has over 25 years of experience litigating cases in state and federal courts throughout the country where he has developed novel defense strategies and argued complex motions. He also has a robust appellate practice and has written briefs for the Second, Fifth, Sixth, and Ninth Circuits, as well as multiple state appellate courts.
Throughout his career, Mr. Coleman has been a key player on the product liability team that has garnered numerous accolades, including Law360’s Practice Group of the Year for Product Liability in 2018 and 2019, and New York Law Journal's Litigation Department of the Year for Product Liability in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. He is recognized by Legal 500 US for Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Actions – Defense: Consumer Products. He also lectures and writes on topics relating to multi-district litigation, class actions, and product liability.
Prior to joining Dechert, Mr. Coleman was Counsel at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Of Counsel at Quinn Emmanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP.
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- State University of New York at Albany, B.A., 1985, cum laude, Dean’s List
- Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 1996, cum laude, Fordham Law Review, Dean’s List, Order of the Coif
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- New York
- Supreme Court of the United States
- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
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- Former Law360 Product Liability Editorial Advisory Board Member